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24 Sep 07 / 04:36:49

Romanian Soldier Killed in Iraq

Bucharest _ A Romanian soldier died and five others were injured in southern Iraq when an explosion occurred near their vehicle, the Romanian Defence Ministry announced on Friday.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Justice Unseen as Bosnians Awaits Translation of ICJ Verdict

Sarajevo_Some two months after the International Court of Justice returned its verdict, Bosnia and Herzegovina's state institutions still do not have a translated copy of the judgment.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Bulgarian MEP Candidates Cooperated with Secret Service

Sofia_Six Bulgarian politicians hoping to become members of the European parliament cooperated with the communist-era secret service, the commission in charge of opening of state archives announced on Wednesday.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Bulgarians Fume Over Research Project

Sofia_ Two researchers working for a German institute have been slammed by Bulgarian nationalists, historians and some mainstream media for their attempts to revise some key episodes of national history.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Dronov: Russia has no new solution for Kosovo

Pristina_The head of Russian diplomacy in Pristina, Andrey Dronov, on Wednesday said Russia would not promote its own solution for Kosovo, after a meeting with Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Agim Ceku.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Serbia Cancels Sale of Bor Copper Mine

Belgrade_Serbia’s state-run Agency for Privatization announced on Wednesday that it had cancelled a contract worth US$400 million with Cuprom of Romania for the purchase of the Eastern Bor copper mining and smelting complex.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Montenegro Opposition Pressures Government Over Kosovo

Podgorica_Montenegro’s opposition Peoples Party has submitted a resolution to parliament urging the government to endorse Serbian and Russian efforts to preserve Serbia’s territorial integrity in Kosovo.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Kosovo, Serbia Cooperate on Wahhabi Arrests

Pristina - Serbian and Kosovo police cooperated in an action aimed at arresting Ismail Prentic and a group of followers of the Wahhabi Islamic group, a Kosovo police official said Tuesday, April 24, speaking on condition of anonymity.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Bulgaria Real Estate Price Rise

Real estate prices in Bulgaria rose 9.3 per cent on average since the country joined the European Union in January, the state-run statistics institute said Tuesday, April 24.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Djindjic Family Lawyers Enter Closing Arguments

Belgrade - Lawyers representing the family of Serbia’s late Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic had demanded Tuesday, April 24, maximum 40-year prison sentences for his suspected killers, the Belgrade’s B92 TV reported.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Romanians Protest Impeachment of President

Crowds gather after deputies accuse head of state of long list of unconstitutional acts.

By Marian Chiriac in Bucharest (Balkan Insight, 19 April 07)

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Kostunica Says Kosovo Plan Has Failed

Vojislav Kostunica, Serbia's caretaker prime minister, has said that a United Nations plan for the future status of Kosovo had failed and urged the international community to focus on the return of 200,000 Serbs instead.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Prosecution, Defense Deliver Closing Arguments in Djindjic Murder Trial

Belgrade - Prosecution and defense had started on Monday to deliver their closing arguments at the Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic’s murder trial, bringing to an end the proceedings that lasted for three and a half years.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Romanian President Faces New Impeachment Vote

Bucharest - Romania is to hold a referendum on May 19 to decide whether the President Traian Basescu should be relieved of his office following his suspension last week by the Romanian Constitutional Court, a parliamentary committee ruled on Monday, April 23.

20 Sep 07 / 07:34:33

Police Clash with Wahhabis in Serbia's Southwest

BELGRADE, Serbia: Serbian police clashed with a group of followers of the Wahhabi Islamic movement in the country’s southwest, killing one of them, Serbia’s Interior Ministry said in a statement released on Friday.

(Balkan Insight, 20 April 07)